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Bear Judging 101
Without a doubt, black bears are one of the toughest big game animals to put a size to and determine the sex of. The differences between a big sow and small boar from a distance can be ever so subtle and there is no single, sur...
How Tough Has The Wyoming Winter Been?
By far the most asked question on the show tour this winter has been, “How tough has the winter been in Wyoming this year?” So here is my synopsis thus far of our winter conditions here in Wyoming. For the most part...
More Trouble Ahead for Wyoming’s Mule Deer
More Trouble Ahead for Wyoming’s Mule Deer “Mule deer and pronghorn are already in poor condition going into this fall and there is simply not much for them to eat on their transition and winter ranges. We anticipate increa...
Research and Reap The Rewards
“Mike/Guy, I wanted to let you know that I had a great Area 2 Sheep hunt! Info from the years of reading your magazine and your great advice lead me to pick a good outfitter and I was well prepared. I enclosed some pics a...
More Costs Headed Your Way in Wyoming-Maybe
With the fall all but behind us now and the holidays on the horizon, it’s time to start researching for our 2013 hunts already. I have been hard at work cooking up the MRS write-up for Wyoming elk. It seems as though Wyoming ...
2012 Wyoming Big Game Outlook
The big game hunting in Wyoming this year should be fair, with a few bright spots here and there. The good news, it should be much better than it was last year. Coming off a bad winter like we did during the 2011 hunting season...
Strangely Familiar
Mongolia is a very interesting locale. Although the republic of Mongolia sits almost exactly half way around the world geographically from Wyoming, it’s as strangely familiar as it is foreign. It’s like a combinatio...
Leaving for Mongolia
When I was just a boy, my grandfather gave me a gift, a true gift in disguise, the book, “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” by Theodore Roosevelt. This was the first book I found interesting enough to read cover...
Preview: Auction Tags…Friend or Foe?
In my mind auction tags have always been a potential liability to our sport. As of lately many others in the industry seem to have taken to my viewpoint on the subject. We here at Eastmans’ have been against these tags since ...
How Much Did That Bear Weigh Again???
How Much Did That Bear Weigh Again??? Contrary to popular belief, the 400-pound black bear does not live on Facebook. There’s no doubt that bears can be one of the toughest animals in all of North America to put a size on...
